BLOOD DONORS AND THE RUSSIAN HOSPITAL AT BEELITZ HEILSTAETTEN

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 2009
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: February 20, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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-CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
st Saes REPORT
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DATE OP INPO.
Blood Donor and the Russian HQspita). DATE DISTR,
at Beelitz eilstaetten NO. OP PAGES
1. ' In early October 1932, medical student circles in the Humboldt University of
last Berlin learned that the Russians were looking for?Gereman blood donors
of all groups; and paying far more for blood than.-the German collecting cent....-.
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blood reesure,.
haeitlllobiti. count,
blood group and, factor. detex nation,
Wasserin teak,
thoracic conditions
Ho+t.Wtck, Acheribachs br?asse 2y8 or to the Ohsrite hospital (Berlin NW To schuniann -
stras.se 20). At either hospital, the following teEttssa were modes
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If these tents proved satisfactory, a certificate eras issued which was to be
turned in4-to the Russians on Wednesday or Thursday ' any week at 0700 hours
at the Beel.its Heilstaetten er'cbdate sanatorium located 16 s south-southwest
of Poted#m,, The sanatorium is now partly pct piec by the Russians as a
mil=itary hospital. The Germans retain the other part
The hospital certificate was exchanged by the Russians for a certif caber
bearing. - a -p sonal. phut &p iisho ng'L_. t the - blond wovld be taken.
Blood is taken on Tuesdays and Frei" in heel ts; by Russian medical officers
The first time 230 cc are taken,. and then another 250 cc ghee weeks later.
7he Russians stationed in the_,.part of the : ht spital taking blood are unable to
speak any German, and there appears to be no interpreter there. The Pu.setians
pay. 230 24 east for 300 cc .of blood compared with t ormal 30 east paid` by
Oman centers for the sum at;sto .
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It is not known what tyiw. of military hospital has been set up by the
Russians at Beeliti, 1wi .etaetten on 1.6 October 1952,, however,. a train frc
2erlin to the E 'was meted in,Beelit% Zeil9taetten railway station f
Some tree It Was then possible to pee a very large number 9t ambulaneer.
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coaches (Sanitaetez ege) a*nding on sidings";there4 They resembled passenger,
coa>xhes - but ire ^e marked with large red crosses. Beds in two tiers were
dbseryed in the nteri `Q
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